DOING BUSINESS 2009 - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.

country tables 137SWAZILAND Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 2,580Ease of doing business (rank) 108 Lower middle income Population (m) 1.1Starting a business (rank) 153 Registering property (rank) 153 Trading across borders (rank) 154Procedures (number) 13 Procedures (number) 11 Documents to export (number) 9Time (days) 61 Time (days) 46 Time to export (days) 21Cost (% of income per capita) 35.1 Cost (% of property value) 7.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 2,184Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.6 Documents to import (number) 11Getting credit (rank) 43 Time to import (days) 33Dealing with construction permits (rank) 21 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 6 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,249Procedures (number) 13 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 93 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 129Cost (% of income per capita) 94.9 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 43.5 Procedures (number) 40Time (days) 972Employing workers (rank) 40 Protecting investors (rank) 178 Cost (% of claim) 23.1Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 0Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 65Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 2.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 13 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 2.0 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 53 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 34.9Paying taxes (rank) 52Payments (number per year) 33Time (hours per year) 104Total tax rate (% of profit) 36.6SWEDEN OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 46,060Ease of doing business (rank) 17 High income Population (m) 9.1Starting a business (rank) 30 Registering property (rank) 10 Trading across borders (rank) 6Procedures (number) 3 Procedures (number) 1 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 15 Time (days) 2 Time to export (days) 8Cost (% of income per capita) 0.6 Cost (% of property value) 3.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 697Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 30.3 Documents to import (number) 3Getting credit (rank) 68 Time to import (days) 6Dealing with construction permits (rank) 17 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 5 Cost to import (US$ per container) 735Procedures (number) 8 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 116 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 55Cost (% of income per capita) 103.5 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 100.0 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 508Employing workers (rank) 114 Protecting investors (rank) 53 Cost (% of claim) 31.3Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 33 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 18Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 2.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 44 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.7 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 26 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 75.1Paying taxes (rank) 42Payments (number per year) 2Time (hours per year) 122Total tax rate (% of profit) 54.5SWITZERLAND OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 59,880Ease of doing business (rank) 21 High income Population (m) 7.6Starting a business (rank) 52 Registering property (rank) 13 Trading across borders (rank) 39Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 20 Time (days) 16 Time to export (days) 8Cost (% of income per capita) 2.1 Cost (% of property value) 0.4 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,537Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 27.6 Documents to import (number) 5Getting credit (rank) 12 Time to import (days) 9Dealing with construction permits (rank) 32 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,505Procedures (number) 14 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 154 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 32Cost (% of income per capita) 52.1 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 22.5 Procedures (number) 32Time (days) 417Employing workers (rank) 19 Protecting investors (rank) 164 Cost (% of claim) 24.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 0Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 36Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 10 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 3.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 17 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.0 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 13 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 46.8Paying taxes (rank) 19Payments (number per year) 24Time (hours per year) 63Total tax rate (% of profit) 28.9(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank